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MMORPG.com World of warcraft Correspondent Deborah Dietrich writes this quick look at the Achievement system in Blizzard`s massive hit MMORPG.

With the Echoes of Doom update, Blizzard has introduced an achievement system to World of Warcraft. I have to admit I think it was a brilliant move. In the month leading up to Wrath of the Lich King, this new system has introduced freshness to a game that was starting to feel a bit stale.

I freely admit, I’m a Girl Scout. I was a scout from Brownies till high school and I always loved earning badges. This new achievement system is just a big badge fest. We don’t get a badge sash, exactly, but we get that nice achievement button on our tool bar. Plus, we can compare our achievements with those of others by right clicking on their name bar and choosing the Compare Achievements link. Pretty cool.

At present there are 750 different achievements with more to be added in the future. Achievements are worth points based on their difficulty. Checking your Achievements button you can see how many of the different achievements you have completed (150/750 for example) or the total number of achievement points you have garnered. Additionally, many achievements come with a title that can be displayed as part of your character’s name. Some achievements even come with an item like a special pet, a mount or a tabard.

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"Overachievers of Azeroth" and "Underachievers of Real Life"

Originally posted by mxmissile

"Overachievers of Azeroth" and "Underachievers of Real Life"

Yes, how DARE anyone take a little pride in accomplishing things while pursuing a hobby. How dare anyone brag about that incredible half-court shot they made two weeks ago, how dare anyone talk about that incredible hole-in-one they got at the golf course yesterday, and how dare anyone talk about how their team won that game last night.

Seriously, do you want to know why the "good gamers can only be those who live in their mother's basement" BS still exists? It's because gamers feel threatened that anyone takes their hobby more seriously than they do, so they must ridicule them.

I think the achievement system is a great thing for any game to give people things to strive for. Good for WoW, WAR, EQ2, LotRO, and the others that have them.

I wonder how long it will be before the WoW Fanboys start saying WoW invented the achievement system and that all other MMO's are ripping them off...

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Honestly though it is nice to see them finally impliment such a system.  If I wasnt having fun with WAR I could possibly see myself reactivating just to see how many achievements I could grind...

Didn't LOTRO and then WAR already do this?

Originally posted by Ikonic

Didn't LOTRO and then WAR already do this?

You forgot City of Heroes/Villans, that was the first game I know of that implemented achievement badges

Originally posted by Ikonic

Didn't LOTRO and then WAR already do this?

So has Vanguard and EQ2...Old News, added into a different game I guess...

Originally posted by Ikonic

Didn't LOTRO and then WAR already do this?

 If you want to get technical about it ....madden football has been doing it for years also. Its fun and something else different in the game .... I really could care less who did it before Blizzard.

Originally posted by streea

Originally posted by mxmissile

"Overachievers of Azeroth" and "Underachievers of Real Life"

 

Yes, how DARE anyone take a little pride in accomplishing things while pursuing a hobby. How dare anyone brag about that incredible half-court shot they made two weeks ago, how dare anyone talk about that incredible hole-in-one they got at the golf course yesterday, and how dare anyone talk about how their team won that game last night.

Seriously, do you want to know why the "good gamers can only be those who live in their mother's basement" BS still exists? It's because gamers feel threatened that anyone takes their hobby more seriously than they do, so they must ridicule them.

I think the achievement system is a great thing for any game to give people things to strive for. Good for WoW, WAR, EQ2, LotRO, and the others that have them.

...wow this dude obviously plays wow lol

Originally posted by streea

Originally posted by mxmissile

"Overachievers of Azeroth" and "Underachievers of Real Life"

 

Yes, how DARE anyone take a little pride in accomplishing things while pursuing a hobby. How dare anyone brag about that incredible half-court shot they made two weeks ago, how dare anyone talk about that incredible hole-in-one they got at the golf course yesterday, and how dare anyone talk about how their team won that game last night.

Seriously, do you want to know why the "good gamers can only be those who live in their mother's basement" BS still exists? It's because gamers feel threatened that anyone takes their hobby more seriously than they do, so they must ridicule them.

I think the achievement system is a great thing for any game to give people things to strive for. Good for WoW, WAR, EQ2, LotRO, and the others that have them.

Someone must of not recieved the memo...

Dogs eat dogs here... Get used to it.. The people you are going to fight with the most here are ones that are alot like yourself..